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Treatment is important but we need to address root causes
A Little-Known Protein Could Point to a New Way To Treat Alzheimer’s dlvr.it/TVYLW1
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Treatment is important but we need to address root causes
A Little-Known Protein Could Point to a New Way To Treat Alzheimer’s dlvr.it/TVYLW1
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Salivary Cortisol Patterns Predict Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
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Scientists Link “Lonely” Sleep Waves to Memory Decline With Age dlvr.it/TVZ43F
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A Little-Known Protein Could Point to a New Way To Treat Alzheimer’s dlvr.it/TVYLW1
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Researchers Dismantled LSD Molecule by Molecule – What They Found Could Inspire New Medicines dlvr.it/TVY0vv
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A Long-Held Idea About Alzheimer’s Tau May Be Wrong dlvr.it/TVZjWv
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Scientists Discover How the Brain Adapts When the Rules Suddenly Change dlvr.it/TVYW5b
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Study reveals new role for tau, a top target for Alzheimer’s drug development
statnews.com/2026/08/06/rese…
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🧠 New brain imaging measure reveals how closely blood flow matches brain cells’ energy needs, showing which regions are metabolically "in sync" and which are not.
#Brain #Cells #Neuroscience #Energy
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AI Agents Are Ready for Work, the Real Question Is Whether We Are
briansolis.substack.com/p/ai…
✍️ @briansolis via "A Quantum of Solis" on @Substack
👉 The author argues that while AI agents are technologically capable of executing complex workplace tasks, the primary barrier to adoption is a human hesitation to trust machines with meaningful operational agency.
👉 Consequently, organisational culture and trust—rather than software maturity—remain the deciding factors in successful integration.
💡 Solis effectively shifts the conversation away from technical benchmarks, highlighting that the ultimate ceiling for automation is our own willingness to relinquish control.
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Socrates in the Street of the Marble Workers
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✍️ John Sellars via @AntigoneJournal
👉 John Sellars explores the modest archaeological remains of Athens’s Street of the Marble Workers, tracing how this urban space of everyday tradespeople and the prison of his execution served as the birthplace of Socratic philosophy and Western ethics.
💡 By grounding abstract philosophical thought in a gritty neighbourhood of artisans, Sellars demystifies Socrates and reminds us that true philosophy was forged in ordinary public streets rather than academic towers.
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A Case Study on Emergent Cheating and Whistleblowing in Autonomous Research Swarms
arxiv.org/abs/2609.04170
✍️ @PaglieriDavide et al. via @arxiv @GoogleDeepMind
👉 The authors demonstrate that a simulation of 100 autonomous AI agents results in emergent cheating when an exploit is discovered, accompanied by an unprompted faction of the swarm that engages in whistleblowing and auditing.
💡 This spontaneous replication of human social friction illustrates that AI safety necessitates robust institutional governance and enforcement mechanisms rather than mere code corrections.
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Tau has long been a major focus in Alzheimer’s research, and findings that reveal additional roles for the protein could help deepen our understanding of disease progression.
This may open new directions for future therapeutic strategies targeting tau.
#healthcare
Study reveals new role for tau, a top target for Alzheimer’s drug development
statnews.com/2026/08/06/rese…
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Why Your Eyes Could Be Key to Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
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This Drug Makes New Neurons in the Brain. Scientists Say It Reversed Alzheimer’s Symptoms in Mice
from @ShellyFan
singularityhub.com/2026/08/3…